Lawndale, California | |
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 Intersection of Rosecrans Ave. and Hawthorne Blvd. | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Heart of the South Bay" | |
 Location of Lawndale in Los Angeles County, California. | |
  Lawndale, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:33°53′12″N118°21′13″W / 33.88667°N 118.35361°W /33.88667; -118.35361 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Los Angeles |
| Incorporated | December 28, 1959[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Pullen-Miles |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Pat Kearney |
| • City Council[2] | Bernadette Suarez Sirley Cuevas Frank M. Talavera |
| • City manager | Sean M. Moore |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 sq mi (5.11 km2) |
| • Land | 1.97 sq mi (5.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 31,807 |
| • Density | 16,406.5/sq mi (6,334.58/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 90260, 90261[6] |
| Area code | 310/424[7] |
| FIPS code | 06-40886 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652742.2411637 |
| Website | www |
Lawndale is a city inLos Angeles County,California, United States. The population was 31,807 at the 2020 census, down from 32,769 at the2010 census.[8] The city is in theSouth Bay region of theGreater Los Angeles Area.
Native Americans of theTongva tribe lived in the area.[9]
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From the 1780s onward, the area that is now Lawndale was part of theRancho Sausal Redondo, aland grant given by the Spanish colonial government that includes much of what is now theSouth Bayshore region.[10] In 1905, Charles B. Hopper first subdivided the area and named it after theChicago neighborhood of the same name. Lots sold slowly and different promotions were tried, such as promoting Lawndale as a chicken raising area. The first railway to run through Lawndale was the Inglewood Division of the Redondo Railway which would later become part of thePacific Electric "Red Car" system. It ran down the middle of Railway Avenue (now Hawthorne Boulevard) until 1933. In 1927, theSanta Fe railroad arrived. AfterWorld War II, the immense demand for housing from returning veterans and California newcomers resulted in Lawndale's formation as abedroom community. On December 28, 1959, it was incorporated as a city.
Starting in the 1970s, Lawndale's relatively low housing prices but more desirable location relative to its neighboring cities attractedabsentee landlords and a substantial portion of its residents increasingly became renters.
For a time in the 1980s, with a new cycle of expansion of thedefense industry nearby, many young people who wished to live in the Beach Cities found that they simply could not afford to do so, and settled in less glamorous inland cities such as Lawndale. But with the contraction of this industry after theCold War, Lawndale reverted to its previous pattern. It has attempted to attract more owner–residents, as well as tourists, with the 2003 completion of the "Beautify Lawndale"urban renewal project along the city's stretch of Hawthorne Boulevard (State Route 107), a majorSouth Bay thoroughfare.
A large electronic billboard was installed and began running advertising in 2004 until it was realized that the sign violated a city ordinance prohibiting advertising of out-of-town businesses on signs of that nature. For its first 18 months, the sign was sponsored by Fox and promoted upcoming television shows and movies under the Fox label. It later gained and lost a sponsorship with Acura before its current sponsorship for Los Angeles radio station 100.3 – The Sound. The billboard is said to generate Lawndale $200,000 annually.[11] In 2012, the Lawndale community center opened its doors.
According to the city's 2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[12] the top employers in the city are:
| # | Employer | # of Employees |
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| 1 | Lawndale Elementary School District | 779 |
| 2 | Centinela Valley Union High School District | 525 |
| 3 | Target | 78 |
| 4 | VCA Advanced Veterinary Care Center | 75 |
| 5 | El Super Grocery Store | 72 |
| 6 | McDonald's | 70 |
| 7 | City of Lawndale | 65 |
| 8 | Options for Life, Inc. | 50 |
| 9 | Smart & Final | 42 |
| 10 | American Drilling Co | 40 |
Lawndale Community Cable Television on Channel 22 is aPublic-access televisioncable TV station. The City of Lawndale's Cable Television Department is funded by the Lawndale Cable Usage Corporation and the City of Lawndale through Local Access Fees andCable television franchise fee provided by the local cable company,Time Warner Cable. The Lawndale Cable Usage Corporation is the non-profit, California corporation that receives these fees, and provides for the development of Lawndale Community Cable Television.[13]
The Lawndalian a citywide newsletter that informs the residents about programs and events happening in the City of Lawndale. The Lawndalian is now available Online at the city's website.[14]
The Lawndale Tribune is thecommunity paper for the City of Lawndale.
Harold Hofmann served as mayor for 23 years, due to there not being cityterm limits and running unopposed in most elections.[15][16][17]
In theCalifornia State Legislature, Lawndale is inthe 35th senatorial district, represented byDemocrat Laura Richardson, and inthe 61st Assembly district, represented byDemocrat Tina McKinnor.[18]
In theUnited States House of Representatives, Lawndale is inCalifornia's 43rd congressional district, which has aCook PVI of D +26[19] and is represented byDemocrat Maxine Waters.[20]
TheLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Lennox Station inLennox, serving Lawndale.[21][22] In addition the agency operates the City of LawndaleSheriff's Department Service Center.[23]
TheUnited States Postal Service Lawndale Post Office is located at 4320 Marine Avenue.[24]
TheLos Angeles County Department of Health Services operates the Curtis Tucker Health Center inInglewood, serving Lawndale.[25]
TheCounty of Los Angeles Public Library Lawndale Library is located 14615 Burin Ave.[26]
Lawndale Elementary School District
Centinela Valley Union High School District
Environmental Charter High School is acharter school in Lawndale serving grades 9 through 12.
In 2009, the renovated Lawndale Public Library of theCounty of Los Angeles Public Library, which is located adjacent to the Lawndale City Hall,[29] re-opened.
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.1 km2), all land.[3]
Lawndale is bordered byRedondo Beach on the west and southwest,Hawthorne on the north,Torrance on the southeast, and theunincorporated area ofEl Camino Village (also known as Alondra Park) on the east.
Lawndale is serviced byInterstate 405, Hawthorne Boulevard (State Route 107), and by Artesia Boulevard (State Route 91), which becomes a freeway farther east. Lawndale is 5.7 miles southeast ofLos Angeles International Airport.
Lawndale is serviced by following public transit: the Lawndale Beat, the Gardena Bus 1,Metro Green Line and byMetro buses 211, 40 and 740, the latter two of which are operated by theLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.[30]
The weather is warm all year long. In the winter, there are moderate rains. Because of the formation of thePalos Verdes Peninsula and its proximity to the beach, the city gets effects of themarine layer on almost identical, if not slightly lower, levels of nearby beach cities such asManhattan Beach andEl Segundo.[31]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1960 | 21,740 | — | |
| 1970 | 24,825 | 14.2% | |
| 1980 | 23,460 | −5.5% | |
| 1990 | 27,331 | 16.5% | |
| 2000 | 31,711 | 16.0% | |
| 2010 | 32,769 | 3.3% | |
| 2020 | 31,807 | −2.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[32] 1860–1870[33][34] 1880-1890[35] 1900[36] 1910[37] 1920[38] 1930[39] 1940[40] 1950[41] 1960[42][43] 1970[44] 1980[45] 1990[46]2000[47] 2010[48] 2020[49] | |||
Lawndale first appeared as a city in the1960 U.S. census as part of the Inglewood census county division.[43]
| Race / Ethnicity(NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000[50] | Pop 2010[51] | Pop 2020[49] | % 2000 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 6,946 | 5,311 | 4,549 | 21.90% | 16.21% | 14.30% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 3,852 | 3,054 | 2,538 | 12.15% | 9.32% | 7.98% |
| Native American orAlaska Native alone (NH) | 111 | 95 | 75 | 0.35% | 0.29% | 0.24% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 2,991 | 3,142 | 3,208 | 9.43% | 9.59% | 10.09% |
| Native Hawaiian orPacific Islander alone (NH) | 256 | 343 | 185 | 0.81% | 1.05% | 0.58% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 84 | 139 | 248 | 0.26% | 0.42% | 0.78% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 956 | 683 | 986 | 3.01% | 2.08% | 3.10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 16,515 | 20,002 | 20,018 | 52.08% | 61.04% | 62.94% |
| Total | 31,711 | 32,769 | 31,807 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
The2020 United States census reported that Lawndale had a population of 31,807. The population density was 16,129.3 inhabitants per square mile (6,227.6/km2). The racial makeup of Lawndale was 21.2%White, 8.5%African American, 2.5%Native American, 10.4%Asian, 0.6%Pacific Islander, 39.3% fromother races, and 17.5% from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 62.9% of the population.[52]
The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 0.6% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.[52]
There were 9,973 households, out of which 40.0% included children under the age of 18, 42.5% were married-couple households, 8.2% werecohabiting couple households, 28.4% had a female householder with no partner present, and 20.8% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.8% of households were one person, and 5.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.17.[52] There were 7,242families (72.6% of all households).[53]
The age distribution was 22.3% under the age of 18, 10.1% aged 18 to 24, 31.3% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.2 males.[52]
There were 10,286 housing units at an average density of 5,216.0 units per square mile (2,013.9 units/km2), of which 9,973 (97.0%) were occupied. Of these, 33.4% were owner-occupied, and 66.6% were occupied by renters.[52]
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $83,538, and theper capita income was $32,199. About 8.7% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line.[54]
At the2010 census Lawndale had a population of 32,769. The population density was 16,599.0 inhabitants per square mile (6,408.9/km2). The racial makeup of Lawndale was 14,274 (43.6%) White (16.2% Non-Hispanic White),[55] 3,320 (10.1%) African American, 301 (0.9%) Native American, 3,269 (10.0%) Asian, 367 (1.1%) Pacific Islander, 9,374 (28.6%) from other races, and 1,864 (5.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20,002 persons (61.0%).[56]
The census reported that 32,594 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 158 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 17 (0.1%) were institutionalized.
There were 9,681 households, 4,516 (46.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,467 (46.1%) wereopposite-sex married couples living together, 1,813 (18.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 881 (9.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 722 (7.5%)unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 64 (0.7%)same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,758 households (18.2%) were one person and 442 (4.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.37. There were 7,161 families (74.0% of households); the average family size was 3.84.
The age distribution was 8,927 people (27.2%) under the age of 18, 3,744 people (11.4%) aged 18 to 24, 10,541 people (32.2%) aged 25 to 44, 7,301 people (22.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,256 people (6.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 31.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.6 males.
There were 10,151 housing units at an average density of 5,141.9 per square mile, of the occupied units 3,326 (34.4%) were owner-occupied and 6,355 (65.6%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.8%. 11,606 people (35.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 20,988 people (64.0%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Lawndale had a median household income of $47,769, with 16.7% of the population living below the federal poverty line.[55]
Mapping L.A. reported that in 2000, Mexican (34.7%) and Vietnamese (4.2%) were the most common ancestries. Mexico (47.6%) and Vietnam (9.1%) were the most common foreign places of birth.[57]
Since Lawndale has a large amount of elderly residents, the city provides free trips for seniors on its city bus: The Lawndale Beat. The city also provides a meals on wheels program as well as a seniors travel club.
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